Close to 9,000 refugees arrive from Ukraine on Monday

Fully 4,556 people crossed into Hungary directly from Ukraine on Monday, while another 4,203 from Ukraine crossed from Romania, the national police headquarters said.

Police issued temporary residence permits valid for thirty days to 1,061 people, the police website said on Tuesday. Holders of such permits must contact a local immigration office near their place of residence within thirty days to apply for permanent documents, it said.

Budapest police received 880 refugees, 314 children among them, by train, according to the municipal police website.

Refugees arriving on special train services at Kőbánya felső railway station, in eastern Budapest, were taken by bus to the BOK sports and events centre serving as a humanitarian transit point.

Total Refugee influx from Ukraine in neighboring countries**

Location name	Source	Data date	Population
Poland	Government	17 Apr 2022	2,780,913
Romania	Government	17 Apr 2022	743,880
Russian Federation	Government	17 Apr 2022	522,404
Hungary	Government	17 Apr 2022	461,539
Republic of Moldova	Government	17 Apr 2022	423,852
Slovakia	Government	17 Apr 2022	337,311
Belarus	Government	17 Apr 2022	23,469

Dániel Eörsi, a Hungarian GP helping refugees from Ukraine, talked sincerely about the medical condition of the people crossing the Hungarian border. He said there were patients diagnosed with measles in one of the aid centres. Furthermore, the different medicines of Ukrainian citizens cause serious problems. Details HERE.